Research Projects
The use of genetic test results in insurance raises ethical, legal and social concerns. The issue is one of the most significant ethical, legal and...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Lacaze
Anorexia nervosa (AN) has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder - 12 times higher than the death rate from all other causes in...
Supervisor: Dr Claire Foldi
The ability of the adult nervous system to adapt/remodel across the lifespan (and
importantly after stroke) offers potential for brain recovery...
Supervisor: Dr Sharon Kramer
This project involves the translation of findings from mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to human patients, both with IBD and healthy...
Supervisor: Dr Edward Giles
Evidence from small studies or limited locations is not robust and generalisable. This project will use a world largest data on mortality and...
Supervisor: Professor Yuming Guo
Strengthening routine surveillance of infectious diseases is a high priority in Papua New Guinea (PNG). A major challenge is the lack of cost-...
Supervisor: Professor Leanne Robinson
The paediatric bladder may be affected by many functional and anatomical issues that affect it's development. These are poorly described and...
Supervisor: A/Prof Kiarash Taghavi
My program of research covers three broad areas: 1) Cognitive neuroscience of sleep and sleep deprivation; 2) Behavioural interventions for insomnia...
Supervisor: Professor Sean P.A. Drummond
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a common, genetically acquired, life-shortening chronic illness affecting primarily the lungs and digestive system. The...
Supervisor: Dr Rasa Ruseckaite
Serum uric acid (SUA), the final breakdown product of purine metabolism in humans. The typical consequence of elevated UA levels is the development...
Supervisor: Dr Md Nazmul Karim
Integrated bio-behavioural surveillance (IBBS) survey was conducted based on the most recent HIV surveillance guidelines of WHO and UNAIDS among...
Supervisor: Dr Md Nazmul Karim
The Clinical Psychedelic Lab at Monash University is Australia's first psychedelic lab, and is pioneering a rigorous program of research and...
Supervisor: Paul Liknaitzky, PhD
MyCare Ageing trains volunteers to support older adults, particularly those with cognitive impairment (dementia and/or delirium) in hospital,...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Darshini Ayton
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) results from childbirth injury, affecting 25% of all women. It causes bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction. POP is...
Supervisor: Adjunct Prof Caroline Gargett
A central feature of inflammatory diseases is the migration of white blood cells into the affected tissues. This is controlled by a group of proteins...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Martin Stone
Migraine is a common disorder with estimated age adjusted prevalence of 19089 per 100000 (https://gntem3.shinyapps.io/msglobal/). It is more common...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
Neonatal brain network dynamics in the preterm period: A mathematical-clinical neuroscience approach
Little is known about how the neuronal circuits and neuronal population dynamics in the brain of preterm-born infants can be adequately characterised...
Supervisor: Dr Steve Mehrkanoon
We are looking for an HONS student in 2025 to join our multidisciplinary team that uses video review of neonatal resuscitations to improve...
Supervisor: Dr Douglas Blank
We are interested in defining the biological principles that define connectivity between cells in the primate brain. This requires information about...
Supervisor: Professor Marcello Rosa
Despite enormous progress in research, cancer remains a devastating disease worldwide. Since generally not all patients will respond to a specific...
Supervisor: Dr Lan Nguyen